Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-17
INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION.
STANFORD'S SPEECH ON HIS IN.
DUSTRIAL BILL.
His Views on CO-operation-Dev
opment or Power Effects of
Labor-Saving Machinery.
IsrEc1AL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD.Us1oS.l ]

WASHINGTON, February 16th.-Senator
Stanford to-day, in addressing the Senate
upon his plan for industrial cooperation,
said
Mr.. Preside1d: The bill which I have intro
duced provides for the association and organiza-
tion of individuals, with or without capital. 1t
gives no exclusive privileges and is intended
only to aid the natural right of association. In
large sense civilization itself rests and ad-
yances on the great principles of co operation.
Inc industries and beneficial results find their
full development in association. Thus discover
les in art and in science are distributed or
ayailed of, and they inure to the benefit of the
whole community, and often To the whole civil
lzed world so organization OF individuals for
common purpose give strength to the capacity
of the abiest and 10 all in the association.
The weakest, and one OF the least capacity,
is brought in advantages to the level of the
best. The result of this association is to bring
the individuals OF association closer to the
entire fruits OF their united industries With
greater intelligence, and with better under
standing Of the principles of co operation, the
adoption of them in practice will. in time, L
imagine, cause most of the industries of the
country to be carried on by these cooperative
associations The cooperation OF individuals
in kindred pursuits would have the effect of
furnishing fTom their variety of labor continu-
Gus employment Thus combination of men
could even do farming, rendering for hire their
services to farmers, and might find that con-
tinuity of labor so important 10 the laborer, and
conducive to
THE MAXIMUM rowER OF THE PRODUCTION OF
RICHES
From constant employment. 1t is the hope of
strengthening and developing the Intelligence
and productive power of the individual with
out capital, with but little, that have intro
duced this bill. believing il to be great step
towards the highest possibility Of the abund-
ance, necessaries and comforts of life for every
industrious and pIovident individual. l believe
that cooperation will bring out the highest ca
pacities of those engaged in it. 1t will impart
to each individual q stimulus of knowing that
he or She may enjoy the full fruits of his or her
skill and energy in their calling. In those
countries where there is the most Intelligence
there is the greatest use made OF labor-aiding
machinery an where this labor-aiding ma
chiuery is used most, as in Our own country,
there the compensation OF the laboTer IS the
largest, Even in Europe, those countries that
make the most use of labor-diding machinery
have the best compensation for their labor
| Occasionally there is evidence of an apprehen-
| sion that iaboT-saviDg machinery may deprive
| labor of the demand for his services but any
| apprehension OF that kind must readily dis
| appear with the reflection that the wants of
| humanity are as boundless as the intelligence
and capacity 10 conceive.
WITH THE IGNORANCE OF THE DIGGER INDIAN
| There are few wants; no intelligence to con-
| ceiye, and the demand for labor supply of
Others is OF the most limited kind. The more
| intelligent the people the greater are their
wants; and with those increased wants there is
greater demand for labor, and III the univer-
salty of labor there is greater capacity of indi-
vidUals and communities to make an exchange
Of their productions. The principle of cooper
alton of individuals is most democratic one.
1t enables q requisite combination of num-
bers and capital to engage in and
develop every enterprise of promise, however
large. 1t is an absolute protection of the peo-
| pie against the possible monopoly of the few,
| and renders an offensive monopoly, and bur-
densome one, impossible. The only possible
monopoly with the e laws in existence is one
of benetieence, and to the extent that the wants
( aod condition of the people can be better sun
| piled than by any other means. So far only can
| there be monopoly in our country. Under
| these laws of cooperation,
| ONE OF THE GREAT ADVANTAGES OF AsSoCIA-
| TON
| Of this kind is that in case of disagreement,
death or failure of individuals, the organization
| goes on, and in this respect is. freed from the
| disadvantages OF an ordinary partnership. Be-
sides diverse capacities of different individuals,
| whatever they may be, unite to make up a great
| whole of strength, and of large capacity.
| Very many industries would be open 10
and managed as wen by women in their
| cooperative capacity, as by men. Ihe moral
| Influences of 60 operation are very great. All
in the organization inte. ested in the welfare
and good conduct of every other member All
| the good Influences Of h cole are brought to
bear in favor of the individual, ana ali the in
dtvidual members unite to make the whole
mot powerful for the accomplishment of re-
suits